Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.
This is the same little kid’s rink in front of the Basilica in Budapest.
DAILY PHOTO: Skating St. Stephen’s Night and Day
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DAILY PHOTO: Pécsi Love Locks
Taken in December 2014 in Pécs.
Love locks are padlocks that people hang in a public space as a sign of affection–often with a message written on them. Some are fancy; others are not. It reminds me of the Shinto prayer boards one sees in Japan. Love locks are a pretty common phenomena, particularly in Europe. The first ones I remember seeing were in Helsinki, but this wall is in Pécs, Hungary.
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DAILY PHOTO: Creepy Sweet Shop
Taken in December 2014 in Vác
This sweets bakery (cukrászda) was painted in a festive lime green, but with the stark shadows of a winter’s afternoon writing on the wall, it still looked a bit creepy to me.
Plus, is it just me, or is that font a bit unsettling?
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DAILY PHOTO: Budavári Palota Park
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
They’re building a new park area at the base of Buda Castle, in front of the Palace. It was open while we were in town for the holidays. (Apparently, it has opened and closed several times and is still not entirely complete–though it does look nice.) The opened-closed thing being tied to the electoral cycle. Though apparently a significant portion of the funds came from the EU rather than domestic tax revenues.
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DAILY PHOTO: Városliget Bizarre Yogi Fountain
Taken in December of 2014 in City Park (Városliget) in Budapest.
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DAILY PHOTO: Szentendre Steeple
Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre, Hungary
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DAILY PHOTO: Lion with Soldiers
Taken in Vác in December of 2014
Vác was getting ready to install or remove a few statues and had them all grouped together in the town square. The juxtaposition of a lion with a WWI monument made for a couple interesting images.
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DAILY PHOTO: Shoe Memorial
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest.
On the bank of the Danube, Pest-side just south of the Parliament building, there is an eery memorial consisting of an irregular row of shoes. The shoes are made of metal, but their brown rust looks like worn, brown shoe leather. It is in remembrance of the victims of the Arrowcross Militia who were shot there and left to topple into the river.
The Arrowcross Militia were Hungary’s Nazis. Hungary was allied with Germany at the beginning of World War II, but at one point (in 1944, as I recall) Hungary tried to break this alliance. Germany responded by taking over Hungary, and giving the Arrowcross (their fellow hardcore fascists) greater power and influence.
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DAILY PHOTO: Old Lady Street Art
Taken in December of 2014 in Pécs
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DAILY PHOTO: Vāci Székesegyhāz
Taken in December of 2014 in Vāc
The Vāc Cathedral (Vāci Székesegyhāz) is one of the most impressive structures in the small Danubian village of Vāc. Vāc is similar to Szentendre, which I posted about earlier in the week, but it’s a little bit less touristy because it’s not as close to Budapest.
There are some people in the above photo to give one a sense of scale, but probably a better indicator is the picture below which shows an average height female adult reaching for the door knob.
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